FF Tyres

[S1M VP]

Front tyres need replacing as inside 1 inch of tread on both are almost bare (only inside 1" on both fronts, the rest of the tread across both tyres are ok). Given unusual wear, I will obviously need a full alignment doing (which is a bit annoying given it must have been set up like this when I bought the car, for both inner fronts to be exactly the same), but the car now has 7k miles in total so they'd have needed doing sometime soon anyway I suppose.

Wondered if anyone has fitted anything different than Pirelli to their FF and if so, what we're the results?

I've always stuck with Pirelli on sportier cars and Conti's on my Range Rovers, but the FF has always felt 'a bit slippery/twitchy', especially at the rear until the tyres are properly warm, whitch I've noticed more in this car than any others. The rear tyres have plenty of tread and even wear btw, but may get all 4 changed when it goes in.

[MDL111]

In winter I run the Sottozeros, but have read good things about the Alpins
In summer super sports, which I find very good - can't compare to other tyres though

[F355GTS]

On Ferrarichat they're saying the Michelin Pilot Supersports are more grippy but that comes at the cost of less grip in the wet. I've MPSS on my M135i and they're a fantastic Summer tyre. My FF currently has the Pirelli SottoZero winter tyres but various reports recommend the Michelin Alpin as the better tyre

[S1M VP]

Ok ...Will have a scan through topics on fchat
Do you find winter tyres make much of a difference?
My Aventador feels absolutely 'planted' on Its normal PZeros

[DanS]

Summers - there's a new Michelin Tyre which is meant to be excellent. I have Alpins on my Supercharged Alpina for winter and they are awful. So much so I refused them when Ferrari offered me them as the only option for the FF. I have Continental TS830 on another Alpina and they are the best winter tyres I've run on a car with lots of torque both in traction and braking from speed with big brakes (caveat, haven't tried the sottozero)

[LukeyLikey]

DanS said:

Summers - there's a new Michelin Tyre which is meant to be excellent. I have Alpins on my Supercharged Alpina for winter and they are awful. So much so I refused them when Ferrari offered me them as the only option for the FF. I have Continental TS830 on another Alpina and they are the best winter tyres I've run on a car with lots of torque both in traction and braking from speed with big brakes (caveat, haven't tried the sottozero)

Anything specifically awful about them? I have Alpins on my FF and sotozeros on an Impreza I own. Both seem decent winter tyres. Alpins marginally better at a guess.

[DanS]

LukeyLikey said:

DanS said:

Summers - there's a new Michelin Tyre which is meant to be excellent. I have Alpins on my Supercharged Alpina for winter and they are awful. So much so I refused them when Ferrari offered me them as the only option for the FF. I have Continental TS830 on another Alpina and they are the best winter tyres I've run on a car with lots of torque both in traction and braking from speed with big brakes (caveat, haven't tried the sottozero)

Anything specifically awful about them? I have Alpins on my FF and sotozeros on an Impreza I own. Both seem decent winter tyres. Alpins marginally better at a guess.

They are nowhere near as good under braking and laterally as either the Conti's or the SottoZero (which I now have on the FF) all are much of a muchness for traction - TS slightly ahead which is why I think it's the best overall, but I've just done a few thousand Km to the alps and back and the Sottozeros were superb in the snow and ice.